Foreign Legal Studies

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000300060078-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 78
• Publication Date: July 8, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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8 July 1963
SUBJECT: Foreign Legal Studies
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1. This snornin and I joined ~ and some of his
personnel listening to Maj. Norton. a medium-sized Army JAG with-,a
massive smile. The Major said his office consisted of two or three people
producing three different mimeographed publications based on Library of
Congress and overseas JAG sources:
(a) Country law studies (for all NATO and several other areas).
These compare foreign legal codes with others.
(b) Criminal law surveys. These show the structure of the
judiciary, Status of Forces agreements, and criminal law of the
country covered. Seven or eight of these have been published;
Colombia and Venezuela being produced.
(c) Foreign law studies of the Soviet Union and European
Satellites. These pick up individual topics. such as the death sentence.
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2. In talking of users, the Major said overseas JAGS often needed
information on subjects listed under 1. (b) in order to operate with U. S.
Forces overseas. He said the CA/MG school at Camp Gordon had also
asked him for advice in assembling occasional briefing knowledge for
CA/MG planning. Users of the NIS there, he said, thought our NIS was
not specific enough on criminal law and penal codes.
3. In response to my question if he knew any activity interested in
public safety. he spoke of the Ft. Bragg school for special forces and
again of Camp Gordon where public safety inforir.ation was needed.
He promised hat he would find out more about this and also
would provid with an opposite number in the provost marshall
organization. He cited the Ford Foundation and various universities
interested in foreign law studies. He mentioned SORO asking why they
seem to be engaged in an effort duplicating the NIS, and received a
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25X1A9a 4. The meeting in office ended with plans for exchange
with the Major of Section "r is and his copying pertinent items out
of the FY 64 MIS Production Schedule.
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